- USDA hardiness zones:
- -
- Days to maturity:
- 0 - 0
Taiwanese variety produces large leaves with stronger aroma and flavor than most varieties.
- Plants need to be cut back three times before August 15 to assure bushy growth and to limit spring flowering.
Also known as hardy garden mums, Chrysanthemum comprise over 100 species of flowering perennials/half-hardy annual which bloom as the daylight hours shorten in Fall.
Easily propagated by cuttings, seed can be started indoors or directly in the field, in full sun to partial shade in well-drained soil as soon as the ground can be worked in Spring and again after June 21. Thin to 18 inches (45 cm.) apart.
Cut plants back three times during the spring and summer with the last cut on August 15 to encourage busy, compact growth.
Feed with nitrogen fertilizer until the last time you cut the plant back; then eliminate nitrogen, and feed with phosphorus and potassium.
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